On Saturday Paul got home.
On Sunday we were asked to teach the sunbeams last minute. Poor Paul had jetlag.
On Monday we drove to the airport to see if they had Paul's bag (he lost it somewhere between Kiev and JFK), but they didn't have it. We were almost home again when they called him back and said that it just came in. yay.
On Tuesday we went to see Dinner For Schmucks at the theatre. It was super funny. There was also a thunderstorm that night which means that you can't drive in the right lane and we will have to mow our grass (which we still haven't done yet).
On Wednesday we went to the lake and rented a kayak for $3.00. Money well spent. We also drove around trying to find decent lighted tennis courts. Since when does a chain-link fence and cement qualify as a tennis court?
On Thursday Paul actually had to go to work (what?) and we watched 500 Days of Summer.
On Friday (that's today) Paul went to work again, I got my haircut, and now he's making me dinner.
:D
8.27.2010
8.21.2010
8.19.2010
Only 3 Stars
I watched a couple of movies this week. Nothing too exciting.
Show Boat. Good.
Leap Year. Cute.
Post Grad. Silly.
Bright Star. Sad.
Valkyrie. Wikipedia.
Also, Netflix has created some funny categories based on movies that I have seen and liked:
Romantic Movies Starring Judy Garland
Biographical Dramas With Strong Female Leads
Understated British Movies Based on Classic Literature (wow)
Goofy Workplace TV Shows
I want to see a movie that I really really love.
Show Boat. Good.
Leap Year. Cute.
Post Grad. Silly.
Bright Star. Sad.
Valkyrie. Wikipedia.
Also, Netflix has created some funny categories based on movies that I have seen and liked:
Romantic Movies Starring Judy Garland
Biographical Dramas With Strong Female Leads
Understated British Movies Based on Classic Literature (wow)
Goofy Workplace TV Shows
I want to see a movie that I really really love.
8.16.2010
Connections
So my late obsession with movies has brought to me some great discoveries.
I like to use Netflix for movie suggestions, but sometimes, even in my queue of 100 movies, I can't find anything that sounds good. That's when I click on other movies I like, and peruse the actors' and directors' pages to see if it won't lead me to something I would like to watch. This week, I clicked on Inception, which led me to Marion Cotillard, which led me to La Vie en Rose, for which Cotillard won an Oscar for best actress. It sounded interesting and had great reviews, so I watched it! I loved the movie because of the French, the acting, Edith Piaf's story, and the music. I would highly recommend it. Here is one of my favorite songs from the movie, Non Je Ne Regrette Rien:
I hope that you recognized the song. Yes, this is the "kick" song that they used in Inception. Isn't the casting of Marion Cotillard and this specific song (which really could be a character) very interesting? I love the connection, and I can't help but hope that this casting (of both Cotillard and the song) was intentional.
Now, Edith Piaf had a pretty messed up life. Another actress/singer I have been watching lately is Judy Garland. I've always loved her voice, though who doesn't? She had a pretty messed up life too, but like Piaf, she has a great legacy. Really.
I just watched Easter Parade, and I wanted to share this scene. Isn't she lovely?
I love musicals.
I like to use Netflix for movie suggestions, but sometimes, even in my queue of 100 movies, I can't find anything that sounds good. That's when I click on other movies I like, and peruse the actors' and directors' pages to see if it won't lead me to something I would like to watch. This week, I clicked on Inception, which led me to Marion Cotillard, which led me to La Vie en Rose, for which Cotillard won an Oscar for best actress. It sounded interesting and had great reviews, so I watched it! I loved the movie because of the French, the acting, Edith Piaf's story, and the music. I would highly recommend it. Here is one of my favorite songs from the movie, Non Je Ne Regrette Rien:
I hope that you recognized the song. Yes, this is the "kick" song that they used in Inception. Isn't the casting of Marion Cotillard and this specific song (which really could be a character) very interesting? I love the connection, and I can't help but hope that this casting (of both Cotillard and the song) was intentional.
Now, Edith Piaf had a pretty messed up life. Another actress/singer I have been watching lately is Judy Garland. I've always loved her voice, though who doesn't? She had a pretty messed up life too, but like Piaf, she has a great legacy. Really.
I just watched Easter Parade, and I wanted to share this scene. Isn't she lovely?
I love musicals.
8.13.2010
Seyfried, Musicals, and 30 Rock
Dear John. Library. 3 stars. Channing Tatum is very nice to look at. I liked the story (Nicholas Sparks does a good romance), and felt like I could relate in a lot of ways. I think it would have meant a lot more if they stayed with the original ending instead of making it look like the main characters got to be together. But everybody likes a feel-good, even me. This was also my third Amanda Seyfried movie. I watched Mean Girls and Mamma Mia recently, which are also both good, but for completely different reasons.
I've been on a musical kick I guess. Hairspray (love), Mamma Mia (love), Meet Me in St. Louis (love), Singin' in the Rain (love), Bandwagon (huh?). I've seen all but the last one more than once; I don't want to see the last one more than once. I thought it was weird, and too long. The songs were brow-raising: "More Beer", really?? My next musical to watch is Easter Parade. Or Show Boat, if it comes in the mail soon.
I "watched" The Fellowship of the Ring last Sunday, and I really think I've seen it too much for it to be interesting anymore. I know exactly what happens, and it just takes forever for it to happen! I haven't seen the other 2 as often though, so I might try one of those this weekend.
Pretty sure that's all of the movies I watched this week. I've been spending a lot of time on 30 Rock. When I first saw the show I didn't really like it. Maybe it was the specific season, or the fact that it came on after The Office, which I love. I thought it was obnoxious, to be honest. But, the more I saw it, the more I liked it. And Paul watched all the seasons over the last year, so I got into it with him. Now, I think it is a very clever show, witty, and extremely funny. And ridiculous.
I want to watch another movie tonight, but can't decide which one. Humph.
I've been on a musical kick I guess. Hairspray (love), Mamma Mia (love), Meet Me in St. Louis (love), Singin' in the Rain (love), Bandwagon (huh?). I've seen all but the last one more than once; I don't want to see the last one more than once. I thought it was weird, and too long. The songs were brow-raising: "More Beer", really?? My next musical to watch is Easter Parade. Or Show Boat, if it comes in the mail soon.
I "watched" The Fellowship of the Ring last Sunday, and I really think I've seen it too much for it to be interesting anymore. I know exactly what happens, and it just takes forever for it to happen! I haven't seen the other 2 as often though, so I might try one of those this weekend.
Pretty sure that's all of the movies I watched this week. I've been spending a lot of time on 30 Rock. When I first saw the show I didn't really like it. Maybe it was the specific season, or the fact that it came on after The Office, which I love. I thought it was obnoxious, to be honest. But, the more I saw it, the more I liked it. And Paul watched all the seasons over the last year, so I got into it with him. Now, I think it is a very clever show, witty, and extremely funny. And ridiculous.
I want to watch another movie tonight, but can't decide which one. Humph.
8.12.2010
At 2:00
Everyday I drive about 5 minutes from my house, onto base, and to the gym. Since active duty members have priority on the machines from 11-1 and 3-forever, I usually go around 2 and there's rarely more than 5 other people there. They've got all the equipment you could ask for, as well as 10 TVs up on the wall. "Cardio theatre", I think it says. Let me tell you though, nothing good is on TV at 2. I can watch ESPN, ESPN2, various soaps, CMT reality shows (The Singing Bee??), OR my new favorite show Let's Make a Deal. It's hosted by Wayne Brady and I might describe it as a mix between The Price is Right and Deal or No Deal. Oh yeah, I can definitely run to that.
Here's a particularly funny clip from the show:
Admit it, now you want to watch it everyday!
Here's a particularly funny clip from the show:
Admit it, now you want to watch it everyday!
8.07.2010
Pictures
I feel like I need more pictures on this thing. I used to always have a lot of pictures to post. So, here are some random pics that I still have on my camera.
Isn't Paul the studliest? This picture is from the Bear Lake Triathlon in September 2009. On his last leg and still looking great.
Here we are at the bowling alley in the Wilk at BYU. We did a league in Fall 2009. Our team name was "The Believers"; Paul's bowling name was Sasquatch, mine was Nessie. I can't seem to remember Tyler's or Mathias's name.
Sarah, Me, and Riena at my bridal shower back in November.
This is pretty much our only picture from Christmas last year. Our friends got us a HUGE tree from Colorado because we had such a huge ceiling. It wouldn't stay up so we leaned it on the wall. We decorated it with lights, and candy canes, and balls from Wall mart.
This is from our camping trip to Deer Creek Reservoir in the canyon. We biked about 15 miles up and back the reservoir. Take a look at how long Paul's hair was getting!
My bike and the trail.
Patrick and Donatello when we first got them! There were so cute.
They're a lot bigger now than back then! But still cute. And they're good at keeping me company while Paul's gone. :)
That's Paul in the UHaul when we stopped in Albuquerque on our way to Texas. The turtles sat in the middle. It was a long and un-interesting drive.
Cool. Pictures.
Isn't Paul the studliest? This picture is from the Bear Lake Triathlon in September 2009. On his last leg and still looking great.
Here we are at the bowling alley in the Wilk at BYU. We did a league in Fall 2009. Our team name was "The Believers"; Paul's bowling name was Sasquatch, mine was Nessie. I can't seem to remember Tyler's or Mathias's name.
Sarah, Me, and Riena at my bridal shower back in November.
This is pretty much our only picture from Christmas last year. Our friends got us a HUGE tree from Colorado because we had such a huge ceiling. It wouldn't stay up so we leaned it on the wall. We decorated it with lights, and candy canes, and balls from Wall mart. 
This is from our camping trip to Deer Creek Reservoir in the canyon. We biked about 15 miles up and back the reservoir. Take a look at how long Paul's hair was getting!
My bike and the trail.
Patrick and Donatello when we first got them! There were so cute.
They're a lot bigger now than back then! But still cute. And they're good at keeping me company while Paul's gone. :)
That's Paul in the UHaul when we stopped in Albuquerque on our way to Texas. The turtles sat in the middle. It was a long and un-interesting drive.Cool. Pictures.
8.04.2010
Geek
I did enjoy Eat, Shoots, and Leaves! So much, in fact, that I read it in two days. I'm not sure if my punctuation has improved at all (probably not), and I am for sure not a "stickler" like Truss, but I appreciated her opinions and loved her writing.
After finishing that, I didn't know what else to read. I opened some books that I've had on my shelf for a while, but never really felt like reading. So I went back to the library and found myself in the section where I had found Eat, Shoots, and Leaves. And there, sitting all unread, was Stephen Pinker's The Language Instinct. 450 pages of gobble-dee-goop linguistics theory. You're probably thinking, "What!? You already graduated, and you seriously picked that textbook out of all of the books in the world?" ... well yeah, I did. and I like it!
After finishing that, I didn't know what else to read. I opened some books that I've had on my shelf for a while, but never really felt like reading. So I went back to the library and found myself in the section where I had found Eat, Shoots, and Leaves. And there, sitting all unread, was Stephen Pinker's The Language Instinct. 450 pages of gobble-dee-goop linguistics theory. You're probably thinking, "What!? You already graduated, and you seriously picked that textbook out of all of the books in the world?" ... well yeah, I did. and I like it!
8.03.2010
This week in film ...
The Young Victoria. Netflix. I thought this was very cute, very "English", and very much a movie that I shouldn't have watched since Paul is far, far away. But I really enjoyed it, and it's one of the only chick-flicks (of the ones I've seen recently) that I think is actually good. Thanks Annie, for the recommendation.
Recently seen (and awful) chick flicks:
Love Happens, The Wedding Date
plplpl
Amelia. Library. This is what I could call a Wikipedia Movie, for me. I didn't find it very engaging, even though I was intrigued by Amelia Earhart. She was a pretty cool lady. Also, I kept remembering The Office episode where they spend the whole day debating whether or not actress Hilary Swank is hott. And I think I'd have to go with no, even though she is a great actress. Also, something about Richard Gere ... meh. Then again, I like Runaway Bride.
Roman Holiday. Netflix. I feel like I have watched a lot of movies lately that are set in Rome. This one is the first-watched movie on my long list of classics to watch while Paul is gone. Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck just aren't his thing I guess. (or should it be things?) But I liked it a lot. I wish I could give it 3.5 stars.
Doubt. Netflix. Meh. Yes, Meryl Streep is amazing (just ask Cameron, from Modern Family). And yes, there was a lot of deep moral ... uh, stuff ... but I guess it just wasn't my taste. 3 stars though.
Did You Hear About the Morgans? Library. I like Hugh Grant. hehe. Maybe it was because I had very low expectations, but I actually liked this movie too. The story was wild, but it was funny. That's all.
I have also re-watched some movies that I like: 500 Days of Summer, Julie and Julia, Notting Hill, Mamma Mia
All right, people, that's 11 films in 8 days? And I may or may not have watched a whole season of Say Yes to the Dress on Netflix, as well as a couple episodes from So You Think You Can Dance, The Office, and 30 Rock. whew.
Recently seen (and awful) chick flicks:
Love Happens, The Wedding Date
plplpl
Amelia. Library. This is what I could call a Wikipedia Movie, for me. I didn't find it very engaging, even though I was intrigued by Amelia Earhart. She was a pretty cool lady. Also, I kept remembering The Office episode where they spend the whole day debating whether or not actress Hilary Swank is hott. And I think I'd have to go with no, even though she is a great actress. Also, something about Richard Gere ... meh. Then again, I like Runaway Bride.
Roman Holiday. Netflix. I feel like I have watched a lot of movies lately that are set in Rome. This one is the first-watched movie on my long list of classics to watch while Paul is gone. Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck just aren't his thing I guess. (or should it be things?) But I liked it a lot. I wish I could give it 3.5 stars.
Doubt. Netflix. Meh. Yes, Meryl Streep is amazing (just ask Cameron, from Modern Family). And yes, there was a lot of deep moral ... uh, stuff ... but I guess it just wasn't my taste. 3 stars though.
Did You Hear About the Morgans? Library. I like Hugh Grant. hehe. Maybe it was because I had very low expectations, but I actually liked this movie too. The story was wild, but it was funny. That's all.
I have also re-watched some movies that I like: 500 Days of Summer, Julie and Julia, Notting Hill, Mamma Mia
All right, people, that's 11 films in 8 days? And I may or may not have watched a whole season of Say Yes to the Dress on Netflix, as well as a couple episodes from So You Think You Can Dance, The Office, and 30 Rock. whew.
8.01.2010
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